What Now?

Some 40% of Olympians have serious problems post Olympics as they transition to a new chapter of their lives.

After Glory of a Lifetime, Asking 'What Now?'

“You’re talking about people who have trained for years, almost every day, and made huge sacrifices,” in their relationships, career, all of it, said Charlie Brown, a sports psychologist at FPS Performance in Charlotte, N.C., whose clients include Olympic kayakers, swimmers and runners. “And for some of them, once they have this huge, intense experience, it’s a very fragile situation afterwards.”